Children’s Competence to Consent edited by Gary B. Melton, Gerald P. Koocher, Michael J. Saks.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Melton, Gary B. (Editor), Koocher, Gerald P. (Editor), Saks, Michael J. (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1983.
Edition:	1st ed. 1983.
Series:	Critical Issues in Social Justice, Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:	Psychology. Personality. Social psychology. Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:	Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:	Loaded electronically. Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.

Table of Contents:

1 Children’s Competence to Consent: A Problem in Law and Social Science
Changes in Children’s Legal Status
Problems in Application of Developmental Research
What Do We Know?
A Final Note: The Need for Clear Policy
References
I: Psychological Issues in Increasing Children’s Self-Determination
2 Decision Making by Children: Psychological Risks and Benefits
3 Social Psychological Perspectives on the Problem of Consent
II: Children’s Consent to Treatment: Legal, Medical, and Psychological Perspectives
4 Consent to Medical Care for Minors: The Legal Framework
5 Decision Making Related to Health: When Could/Should Children Act Responsibly?
6 Informed Consent and Pediatric Care
7 Competence to Consent: Psychotherapy
III: Children’s Consent in Nonmedical Areas
8 Juveniles’ Consent in Delinquency Proceedings
9 Children as Participants in Psychoeducational Assessment
10 Children and Consent to Participate in Research
IV: Implementing Consent Standards
11 Preparing Children for Decision Making: Implications of Legal Socialization Research
12 Involving Children in Decisions Affecting Their Own Welfare: Guidelines for Professionals
Author Index.

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